Return of Recruited Soldiers
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Title
Return of Recruited Soldiers
Description
Agreeable to Wolcott's request, Pierce encloses a return of the names of the men recruited by Capt. Samuel Granger and his officers, specifying the date enlisted.
short description
Return of recruited soldiers
year created
1786
month created
10
day created
25
author
sent from location
New York City
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
John Pierce
Captain Samuel Granger
Lieutenant Trowbridge
Thomas Watson
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
return of the names of the men recruited
inlistments
enlistments
account current
document number
1786102521001
page start
1
transcription
New York October 26, 1786
to Oliver Wollcott, Esq
New York October 25th, 1786
Sir,
Agreeably to your request of the 19 th Inf. I have inclosed you a return of the names of the Men recruited by Capt.Samuel Granger and his Officers specifying the date of their several Inlistments excepting Thos Watson which does (where time of Inlistment) not appear on the original return.
It is not in my power to inform you of the names of the Men enlisted by Lieut. Trowbridge as they are not specified in the return by the Account Current it appears that forty one of the the Men has been carried to his credit.
I am with respect etc
Yours
Jw. Pierce
Oliver Wollcott Jr. Esq
to Oliver Wollcott, Esq
New York October 25th, 1786
Sir,
Agreeably to your request of the 19 th Inf. I have inclosed you a return of the names of the Men recruited by Capt.Samuel Granger and his Officers specifying the date of their several Inlistments excepting Thos Watson which does (where time of Inlistment) not appear on the original return.
It is not in my power to inform you of the names of the Men enlisted by Lieut. Trowbridge as they are not specified in the return by the Account Current it appears that forty one of the the Men has been carried to his credit.
I am with respect etc
Yours
Jw. Pierce
Oliver Wollcott Jr. Esq
Item sets
Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (2 pages) | CDU16 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:21 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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Author | John Pierce | New York City | [n/a] |
Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |